{"id":31301,"date":"2010-08-05T16:14:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T20:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=31301"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:34:54","slug":"batesnews-2010-augus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2010\/08\/05\/batesnews-2010-augus\/","title":{"rendered":"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½News Monthly Update: August 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

For ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents, and friends, here is a look back at stories that represent some of the major ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ events and achievements of the past month, important upcoming events, and a sampling of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ people making news. <\/em><\/p>\n

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In this issue:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Restructuring enhances ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ commitment to diversity and inclusion<\/a><\/strong>
\n2. Chemistry major wins top award at international conference<\/a><\/strong>
\n3. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund flourishes in 2009-2010 fiscal year<\/a><\/strong>
\n4. Campus Construction Update<\/a><\/strong>
\n5. Museum of Art offers summer retrospective by noted painter Nicoletti<\/a><\/strong>
\n6. With Young Dancers Workshop, festival bridges gap in dance education<\/a><\/strong>
\n7. Save the date: Parents & Family Weekend Oct. 8-10<\/a><\/strong>
\n8. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in the News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/a>1. Restructuring enhances ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ commitment to diversity and inclusion<\/strong>
\nÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is working to reinforce and enhance the institution\u2019s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of its operations and campus life through a restructuring of three administrative areas of the College, effective immediately, President Elaine Tuttle Hansen has announced.
\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/restructure<\/a>
\nAs part of the restructuring, the president has announced that longtime ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ administrators Roland S. Davis ’92 and Carmen L. Purdy have accepted new responsibilities.
\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/davis-purdy<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>2. Chemistry major wins top award at international conference<\/strong>
\nMarilla Pender-Cudlip ’10, a recent ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ graduate and a chemistry major from Torrington, Conn., was honored with a top prize and 100 euros in prize money for her research poster at the 10th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference, held June 22-26 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
\nhttp:\/\/home.bates.edu\/views\/2010\/07\/08\/eurobic-award\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>3. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund flourishes in 2009-2010 fiscal year <\/strong>
\nIn another successful year for the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund, nearly 7,600 alumni and 1,500 parents made a gift to the Fund, contributing an impressive $4.7 million. This incredible show of support is an inspiration to the entire ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ community and sends a strong message that now, more than ever, our alumni and parents believe that a ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ education is second to none. The College depends on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund as a critical source of current-use dollars that have an immediate impact on every area of student life, ranging from faculty compensation to financial aid. In a two-year dollar growth comparison conducted with 30 peers schools of similar size and structure, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund outperformed all but two schools. The $4.7 million that the Fund raised represents a 10 percent increase over the dollars raised in the prior fiscal year. Please join us in thanking our volunteers, alumni, parents and friends who played a part in this remarkable accomplishment for the College! More information: etraiste [at] bates [dot] edu<\/p>\n

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<\/a>4. Campus Construction Update<\/strong>
\nThunderstorms on July 21 that unleashed torrents of rain and spawned three tornadoes in southern Maine also made their mark, happily minor, on the Hedge\/Roger Williams construction site. Winds, which gusted up to 90 mph in some parts of the state, knocked over 40 feet of the fence around the site.
\nhttp:\/\/home.bates.edu\/views\/2010\/07\/30\/ccujuly26-2010\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>5. Museum of Art offers summer retrospective by noted painter Nicoletti<\/strong>
\nA summer exhibition examining the career of Joseph Nicoletti, a ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ lecturer and one of Maine’s foremost realist painters, runs through Sept. 25 at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Museum of Art.
\nhttp:\/\/home.bates.edu\/views\/2010\/05\/28\/nicoletti-retrospective\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>6. With Young Dancers Workshop, festival bridges gap in dance education<\/strong>
\nFive days a week for three weeks in June and July, 100 student dancers spend hours perfecting their technique in studios, gymnasiums and classrooms around the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ campus. These accomplished students come from the U.S. and abroad to attend the Young Dancers Workshop, part of the nationally acclaimed ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival.
\nhttp:\/\/home.bates.edu\/views\/2010\/07\/22\/bdf10-youngdancers\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>7. Save the date: Parents & Family Weekend Oct. 8-10<\/strong>
\nPlease join us on campus for Parents & Family Weekend Oct. 8 – 10, a celebration honoring parents, grandparents, and all extended family. This is an excellent opportunity to experience your student’s life at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ by attending classes, sharing in co-curricular activities, attending presentations and performances, meeting friends, and enjoying the beauty of the campus. This weekend includes the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Parents\u00a0& Family Association Volunteer Luncheon Workshop and the much anticipated Garcelon Field Dedication Ceremony. Information on Parents & Family Weekend is available online at:
\nhttps:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents-weekend.xml<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>8. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in the News<\/strong>
\nThe Providence Journal<\/em> profiles incoming student Erik Bou ’14, who reflects on his Cambodian American mother’s hardships and explains how football taught him to achieve academic goals. The Bangor Daily News<\/em> talks to Maine District Court judge Bernard Staples ’55, who’s leaving the bench after 21 years only to enter the seminary. And as the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival winds down, the Portland Press Herald<\/em> reviews the recent AXIS dance troupe performance and explains how the company has “created a dialogue and re-evaluation of how disability does and does not affect artistic movement.”
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